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US prices rose 3.4% in the year to July, slightly lower than the 3.5% in the year to June, new figures show.
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figures → publish → June
Energy remained volatile as the Middle East conflict has continued.
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conflict → remain → ?
While gasoline prices were down 2.9% in July compared to June, they were up 24.6% over the year.
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they → compare → year
Month to month, inflation rose 0.1%, mainly due to an increase in housing costs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
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Bureau → rise → Statistics
Even small moves in rent can lift the overall headline figure as it makes up a large share of household spending.
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it → lift → spending
Food prices rose only slightly in July and at a slower rate than in June, while energy prices fell, offering some relief for consumers.
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prices → rise → consumers
While inflation was slightly lower in July compared to June, those figures show prices are rising more slowly rather than falling.
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prices → compare → June
Prices excluding food and energy rose 0.2% after staying flat in June, with medical care and airline tickets edging higher and car insurance continuing to fall.
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insurance → exclude → June
The new Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, has said the central bank's priority is to "keep inflation moving down" while avoiding unnecessary shocks to the economy.
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inflation → say → economy
In a recent press briefing, Warsh said the Fed cannot use a "magic wand" to undo years of above-target inflation and must stay patient as price growth cools gradually.
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growth → say → inflation
One of the Fed's key jobs is to keep inflation near 2%, a level policymakers say keeps prices stable, supports steady economic growth, and helps prevent deeper downturns.
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policymakers → keep → downturns
President Donald Trump has also said inflation is still too high for many families, pointing to rent and grocery bills as signs that the cost of living remains a major concern.
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cost → say → living
Financial markets reacted calmly to the latest figures, with stocks little changed as the numbers were broadly in line with market expectations.
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numbers → react → expectations
Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Northlight Asset Management, said the figures were “no big surprise" and that inflation is not "reaccelerating".
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inflation → say → Management
Recent labour market concerns have also softened expectations for a rate increase, after July's report showed a loss of jobs.
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report → soften → jobs
Taken together, the two reports “give the Fed more time to wait", Zaccarelli added.
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Zaccarelli → take → time
Meanwhile, Jeffrey Roach, chief economist at LPL Financial, said inflation is on a “real decelerating course", noting that July’s drop in energy prices “helped soften the inflation pressures of the month".
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drop → say → month
Bill Adams, chief US economist at Fifth Third Commercial Bank, said the report “keeps a narrow path open for the Fed to hold rates steady in September".
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Fed → say → September
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